The Westport girls softball team wanted to make Monday’s Mayflower contest against Bristol-Plymouth closer than the last.

Earlier during the season, the Craftsmen pounded the Wildcats into submission.

This time, it was a lot different, but they still got the same results.

“We beat them earlier and I told the girls, the second game has nothing to do with the first game,” B-P head coach Paul Westner said. “They were coming ready to play. A key bounce, here and there, it could have been a lot closer than it was.”

The Craftsmen scored four runs early and were able to hold on as B-P defeated Westport, 7-2, at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School.

Talia Roos went the distance for B-P (8-3; 8-0 in Mayflower), scattering 11 hits while striking out three in her 74-pitch performance in the circle. Roos received a lot of help from her defense, who turned two double plays late in the game.

“Talia (Roos) pitched well,” Westner said. “She threw strikes, kept the ball down and her changeup was working for her today. She was hitting her spots. We made a couple of mistakes but we made the plays when we had to.”

Meanwhile, the Wildcats (2-10) had a runner on base in every inning except the first inning. Cleanup batter Khoryn Cote (3-for-3) reached base all three times and scored two runs. Kylie Marcoux and Marissa Homsi had a pair of hits for Westport.

But what was working for Roos wasn’t so much for Wildcat starter Emilie Medeiros. The Westport right-hander limited the Craftsmen to just nine hits. However, Medeiros’ defense failed to make key defensive plays, which led to five unearned runs.

“I knew they are a good hitting team and they have a lot of pull hitters,” Wildcats head coach Chris Leger said. “It’s a big improvement from our side. The first half of our season, we lost a lot of games. Today was definitely a tighter game.”

Sami Mulcahy and Rachel Ducharme (3-for-4) combined for five hits, two runs scored and two RBI from the No.1 and No. 2 spot in the lineup for B-P.

“My table setters did their jobs. They were on base all day,” Westner said.

An error by the Craftsmen gave Westport the early 1-0 lead. Durcharme’s two run single was the biggest hit in the four-run second, which gave B-P the lead for good.

The Wildcats sliced the lead to 4-2 but the Craftsmen added two in the fifth and another run in the sixth. Defensively, Alexis Brown (RBI) and Lexi Kenney started double plays to help Roos get out of jams late in the contest. Catcher Liz Amaral and Jordan Chapman also made key plays.